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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Toby Emmerich (written by)
Release Date:
28 April 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
What would you do if you could change the past? more
Plot:
An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences. full summary | full synopsis
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New York City
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Death
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Fire
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Serial Killer
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Murder
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 2 wins
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6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
TV Review: Hugh Laurie’s House Shatters M.O. in Sly Season-Six Premiere of ‘House M.D.’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 20 September 2009, 9:26 PM, PDT)
[DVD Review] Fracture
(From JustPressPlay. 6 July 2009, 11:34 PM, PDT)
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 20 September 2009, 9:26 PM, PDT)
[DVD Review] Fracture
(From JustPressPlay. 6 July 2009, 11:34 PM, PDT)
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Frequency is the first good movie of the year.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dennis Quaid | ... | Frank Sullivan |
 | James Caviezel | ... | John Sullivan (as Jim Caviezel) |
 | Shawn Doyle | ... | Jack Shepard |
 | Elizabeth Mitchell | ... | Julia 'Jules' Sullivan |
 | Andre Braugher | ... | Satch DeLeon |
 | Noah Emmerich | ... | Gordo Hersch |
 | Melissa Errico | ... | Samantha Thomas |
| Daniel Henson | ... | Johnny Sullivan (6 Years) |
 | Jordan Bridges | ... | Graham 'Gib' Gibson |
 | Stephen Joffe | ... | Gordo Hersch (8 Years) |
| Jack McCormack | ... | Commander Butch O'Connell |
| Peter MacNeill | ... | Butch Foster |
 | Michael Cera | ... | Gordy Jr. (10 Years) |
 | Marin Hinkle | ... | Sissy Clark |
| Richard Sali | ... | Chuck Hayes |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense violence and disturbing images.
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Runtime:
118 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M |
Iceland:14 |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #36846) |
Malaysia:U |
Brazil:12 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Argentina:Atp |
Chile:TE |
Denmark:A |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:15 |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
South Korea:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Portugal:M/12 |
Finland:K-16
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Trivia:
Director Gregory Hoblit was a co-executive producer of "Hill Street Blues" (1981). He directed the episode seen in the film that's on TV as John is calling his mother.
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: The radios the firefighters use at the warehouse came into widespread use in the early 1980s. In 1969, they would have been carrying around radios that looked like a brick without an external microphone.
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Quotes:
John Sullivan:
You on the job?
Jack Shepard: Long time ago. Do I know you?
John Sullivan: Do I look familiar?
Jack Shepard: No. What house you work?
John Sullivan: 7-4 homicide.
Jack Shepard: Hot shot.
John Sullivan: No, just working the job. As a matter of fact, I caught a case that goes back to your day. One of the Nightingale murders.
Jack Shepard: No kidding.
John Sullivan: No. Missing teenager, disappeared back in '68. Found her bones last week buried out by some old diner by Dyckman Street. Mary Finelli. Yeah, talk about dumb luck. The odds of anyone finding that 30 years later and the chance of hitting a dental? Forget about it. The best part is, she's the first victim. She knew the killer, so I bet those old bones are gonna do a lot of talking. Not for nothing, the past is a funny thing. We all have skeletons in the closet, we just don't know when they're gonna pop up and bite us in the ass. Huh, Jack? You changed your MO, 'cause if they knew your mother was the Nightingale, they would have looked at the family. They would have looked at you.
Jack Shepard: What are you looking at?
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Jack Shepard: Long time ago. Do I know you?
John Sullivan: Do I look familiar?
Jack Shepard: No. What house you work?
John Sullivan: 7-4 homicide.
Jack Shepard: Hot shot.
John Sullivan: No, just working the job. As a matter of fact, I caught a case that goes back to your day. One of the Nightingale murders.
Jack Shepard: No kidding.
John Sullivan: No. Missing teenager, disappeared back in '68. Found her bones last week buried out by some old diner by Dyckman Street. Mary Finelli. Yeah, talk about dumb luck. The odds of anyone finding that 30 years later and the chance of hitting a dental? Forget about it. The best part is, she's the first victim. She knew the killer, so I bet those old bones are gonna do a lot of talking. Not for nothing, the past is a funny thing. We all have skeletons in the closet, we just don't know when they're gonna pop up and bite us in the ass. Huh, Jack? You changed your MO, 'cause if they knew your mother was the Nightingale, they would have looked at the family. They would have looked at you.
Jack Shepard: What are you looking at?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 'Secondhand Lions': One Screenplay's Wild Ride in Hollywood (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Suspicious Minds
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The plot in Frequency is hard to believe, but the movie's twists, action, and dramatic moments cover up its uncertainties. The idea of how the past affects the future is not original, but the rest of the film is.
When I first saw the preview for Frequency, I thought that the idea of a son talking to a his deceased father over a radio was original and interesting. I didn't think, however, that the film would be very good. I was wrong though. The movie is packed with action, mystery, twists, and emotion. The love between the father and son is so real, as are the characters themselves.
Frequency uses remarkable use of film's ability to stretch out moments of time and intercut between different events. And as far as timing goes, this movie has stopwatch-precision. As a result, it can produce tears, outbursts of laughter, or dropping jaws in the audience.
I think the ending of the movie could be improved, but I still highly recommend seeing this film. As long as you don't worry too much about the plausibility of the time-lapse details, you'll enjoy it. After all, it's entertainment in its finest form.